spartan, adj.
practicing great self-denial
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ascetic ascetical austere spartan
sample sentences
"Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James"a desert nomad's austere life"
"a spartan diet"
"a spartan existence"
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unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
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severe spartan
sample sentences
"a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells"a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"
"a strict disciplinarian"
"a Spartan upbringing"
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resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
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spartan